A condition where the knees angle in and touch one another when legs are stretched and straightened. An individual with knock-knees tends not to have his/her ankles and feet touch one another. It is medically known as Genu Valgum.
Knock knees are a part of normal growth and development.
During early childhood growth, knock knees help in maintaining balance and usually self-corrects by ages 7-8.
If the condition doesn’t appear until a child is 6 or older, it could be a sign of an underlying bone disease.
Obesity may contribute to knock knees, or cause a gait pattern that resembles it.
Adults with knock knees who were not treated when young can be prescribed with customised orthoses to prevent deterioration.
Custom in-toe gait bio-mechanical insoles are designed to restrict knock knees from rotational deformities of the foot (metatarsus adductus).
It alters the break of the ball of foot during propulsion to aid realignment of the hip.
Customized in-toe gait biomechanical insoles are designed to restrict in-toeing from rotational deformities of the foot (metatarsus adductus), altering the break of the ball of the foot during propulsion to encourage realignment of the hip.
Blount’s Disease (BD) refers to a growth disorder of the shin bone (tibia) that causes the lower leg to angle inward.
It is most common in children under age two who are developing posture and balance, and may involve one or both feet.
A condition where the knees angle in and touch one another when legs are stretched and straightened.
It is a type of gait abnormality in which a child loses the right contact with the ground, commonly seen in toddlers.
